Eyelash curler



Ju y 5, 1949. w. k. TUTTLE ET AL 3 EYELASH CURLER Filed March 18, 1946"II I ll "III-"Ill"lllmlllllllll mm m Patented July 5, 1949 uNrT-E omineral;

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Application March- 18, 194c se i 1- No. 655,153:

This invention relates.- eyelash. curlersi-cf-c the general character ofthat .showninour Patent No.1; 2,391,047 and in others prior .-patents,=and wherein a pair of handle members are pivotal1y connected together,oneeof-said handle members 5 h tending. to move, a movable .jaw -to andfrom a: fixed jaw mounted onthe other handle member;-

The construction .and arrangement of the sev er'aLparts of these.devices is such that the pro-N trusion of the handles. causesithe.device .to. oc-s; cupy considerable space, with the.-result-1.that'.;vthese devices, while often carriedin the handba ofithe. user, are notconvenientlysocarried due.- tothe space which they occupy therein...This; inconvenience in carrying the devices interferesg% with theirportability One of the cbjectstherefore, ofthe-'presenta invention, isto provide an. eyelash" curler either, character. described which willhave at .least one, of its'handle portionsarrangedto fold-in such, amanner as to materially decrease. the overall widthcf the device,thusmakingthe carrying; of the .device in a handbag, or in any other"sube stantially :sm'all receptacle, entirely .feasible.

Anobject of ,the invention is to. provide. means;-. by :which' one of.the handles can be .foldedoupaw wardly and disposed within .thefOIKGd-BHdBXEfi tension of, the, other handle, thus: bringing thefolding handle to a position. whereit is out of the way, and greatlyreducingthesizeof the curlers H More particularly, theinvention,contemplates: the, provision of .a curler having .astationary; handle. in which, a .movablehandle pivotally mounted, bothhandles being arcuately slotted to :1 receive; a jaw-actuating link,.the ,slots, havinglssq Ofi-rSet portions into which the linkmay-beselec-rx tivelypositioned, toeither cause the; link to be}actuated by, pivotalmovement of the mcvable..=. handle ;or else to allowsaid linkto remain Sta-Q 'tionary:while the movable handle is pivotedtowiflx itsfolded position.

These and other objects are attained bythe, invention, a more particulardescription of which, will hereinafter appear and be set forth inthevclaims@ appende.d hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of theinvention is shown, Figfl is aside elevation of aneyelashcurler'construct'cd in accordance with the invention, theparts-thereof being in position to cause the-mov- 50, ablefj'aw to beactuated by movement of the movable handle; Fig; 2 is a side elevationof the device; showin'g'the movable handle in-its folded positio ;'Fig.-3'is a rear'view of the device witha' immovable handle iiiits"operativeposition; the 55.1;

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Pivotally-'- moimted between-wire .plat' portlmi's l is -themovablehandletportion 9ft e sam bi'u" pivotedvonthipiI-PBE iThls l'iandlejkpoitib provided with a-firiger .loop andi at. theilopposite end!isformed with a seg mental. or-wqiiadra shapedaiplate 2* formed. with 19111 arena Ill? At one end the slot l-ll is provided wit a 0fE- set:-extension I lt' 'wilt beanoted that slots l0 and I3 are notdnregistrationgibu the, l the off 'set portion: H Di like S10E40alignment. witw'slote l agaewhilewtheioffii-set portio l 3 :Isim-alignment with thee slot The movable iawiof thei eyelash -curle is atA l 6,=- ;the same; 1-.beingc rovided ends (with th'ezdocps'i-m, whicthe-.|arms:- i -I 8 -cficlthel stationar handle fp 3-;and"30isothatiztheimovable 1 y to *andntromxdhd fixed:eiawsirrithe know tothereby-shapetheieyelashesibetween h j Movable jaw l'6 islprpovidedwitwa resilien ream l1 "that .issbrought intw contact I-1Wi15hi$h ingits upper ends fixedly attached retirement:

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positione I l or-ll d'aof therespective-slows" andazfiiaccordlms 3 towhether the movable handle 9 is to be in its inoperative position oroperative position.

For example, in Fig. 1 the movable handle is in its operative positionand the movable jaw is raised so that its resilient facing I1 is incontact with the lower edge of the fixed jaw. It will be noted that thelower or looped end 32 of the link I5 is at this time positioned withinthe ofi-set portion II of the slot Ill. To lower the movable jaw I6 itis merely necessary to move the handle 9 in a direction away from thefixed handle 4, and this movement causes the link I5 to be drawndownwardly by the downward swing of the segmental plate I2. Since thelooped end of the link I5 is confined within the off-set portion II ofthe slot II] in plate I2 there is an operative connection between thelink and the segment I2 to cause the link I5 to be drawn down and themovable jaw brought down with it. In other words, as long as the loopedend 32 of the link I5 is confined in the cit-set end II of the slot I itwill be apparent that any movement of the handle 9 will be transmittedto link I and the movable jaw raised or lowered accordingly. As the linkI5 is raised or lowered as above explained, its looped end will ridefreely in the slots I3.

When it is desired to fold up the handle 9 to the position shown in Fig.2, and in dotted lines in Fig. 3, the looped end 32 of the link I5 ismanually shifted out of the off-set portion II of slot II] and into theoif-set part I4 of the slot I3. This movement of the looped end 32 ofthe link can be'performed while the parts of the device are in theposition shown in Fig. 1, at which time the ofi-set portions Id and IIare in alignment radially of the segmental plates I. The resiliency ofthe link I5 enables it to be readily sprung into either of the oiI-setportions of the slots.

When the looped end 32 of the link I5 is placed in the off-set portionI4 of slot I3, it will then be apparent that it is uncoupled from thesegment I 2 so that the movable handle 9 can then be swung on its pivot8 without aifecting the link I5, which remains stationary, and holds themovable jaw I6 in closed position relative to the fixed jaw 2. Themovable handle can be swung upwardly, as shown in Fig. 2 to bring itslooped end directly below the movable jaw, thus decreasing the width ofthe device and rendering it compact and easily carried in a handbag orthe like. While the looped end 32 of the link I5 is contained in theolT-set portion It, and the movable handle is swung, the slot It ridesfreely about the looped end 32 and movement of the handle 9 to itsfolded position is free and unrestricted.

Through the arrangement disclosed, means is provided by which themovable handle, which normally protrudes to such an extent as to makethe device somewhat inconvenient to carry in a small handbag, is foldedto cause the structure to be rendered compact. At the same time, thefolding of the handle as above explained, causes the movable jaw to belocked in its closed position, whereby the entry of objects between thejaws with resultant damage or injury to the contacting surfaces of thejaws is prevented.

While we have shown one embodiment of the invention, it is obvious thatthe same is not to be restricted thereto but is broad enough to coverall structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What we claim is:

1. In an eyelash curling device, a stationary handle portion having aslotted part, a movable handle pivotally attached to the slotted part,

said movable handle being provided with a slot, a fixed jaw, a movablejaw mounted for movement to and from the fixed jaw, a link connected tothe movable jaw and having a part located in the slots, each slot havingan off-set end portion to receive the link whereby the link can be movedwith the movable handle portion when the link is positioned in theolT-set portion of the slot in the movable handle or else can be heldimmovable when the link is in the off-set portion of the slot in thestationary handle portion while the handle is swung on its pivot.

2. In an eyelash curling device, a stationary handle carrying a fixedjaw, a movable jaw mounted for movement to and from the fixed jaw, amovable handle pivoted on the fixed handle and being provided with aslot having an off-set portion, a link attached to the movable jaw andhaving a part located in the slot and being capable of movement toposition it in the ofi-set portion of the slot, said link when locatedin the off-set portion of the slot being moved to actuate the movablejaw by manual pivotal movement of the movable handle.

3. In an eyelash curling device as provided for in claim 2, wherein thestationary handle is provided with a lateral segmental extension and themovable handle is pivoted in said extension, and said extension isprovided with a slot in which the link is moved upon manual actuation ofthe movable handle.

4. In an eyelash curling device, a stationary handle having a laterallyprojecting segmental extension provided with an arcuate slot, a movablehandle having a segmental head at one end pivoted in said extension andalso provided with an arcuate slot, a movable jaw, a link attached tosaid jaw at one end and having its other end disposed in both of theslots, each of the slots having an ofi-set portion, arranged whereby themovable handle can freely pivot without movement of the link when thelink is positioned in the off-set portion of the slot in the segmentalextension and whereby the movable handle will actuate the link and causeit to move the movable jaw when the link is positioned in the ofi-setportion of the slot in the head of the movable handle.

5. In an eyelash curling device, a stationary handle carrying a fixedjaw, a movable jaw mounted on the stationary handle and movable to andfrom the fixed jaw, a link attached at one end to the movable jaw, asegmental extension projecting from the stationary handle, a movablehandle pivoted to said extension, the movable handle having a segmentalhead formed with an arcuate slot, the slot having an oil-set portion atone of its ends, the extension on the stationary handle having anarcuate slot provided with an off-set portion at one of its ends, saidoff-set portion extending toward the pivot, the link having its secondend disposed in the slots and capable of shifting movement into eitherof the off-set portions of said slots, whereby the link when shiftedinto one of said off-set portions will remain stationary while themovable handle is pivotally moved and whereby said link when positionedin the other off-set portion will be moved upon manual movement of themovable handle.

6. In an eyelash curling device, a stationary handle having a slot, amovable handle having a slot, a jaw-moving element in the form of a linkhaving a portion fitted into said slots, each of the slots having anoff-set end portion whereby the link when fitted into one of saidoff-set portions,

will permit free pivotal movement of the movable handle without causingmovement of said link.

7. In an eyelash curling device as provided for in claim 6, wherein theoif-set portion of the slot in the movable handle is arranged to causemovement of the link when the link is fitted into said off-set portion.

8. In an eyelash curling device, a stationary handle and a movablehandle, the movable handle having a segmental plate at one of its ends,a clevis carried by the stationary handle in which the plate on themovable handle is pivoted, the plate having an arcuate slot provided atone end with an ofi-set portion, the clevis having an arcuate slotprovided at one end with an ofi-set portion, a jaw-actuating link havingan end located 6 in both slots and adapted to have said end disposed ineither of the ofi-set portions of the slots.

WILLIAM R. TUTTLE. WILLIAM J. BELDUE.

REFERENCES CITED The following referenlces are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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